These bodies are overseen by the South Australian Minister for Health and Wellbeing, currently Chris Picton.
[6] In 1873 the Central Board of Health was established to oversee vaccinations, regulation of slaughterhouses, waste disposal and drains, as well as managing outbreaks of infectious diseases.
[4] The head of the department is the Chief Executive which manages seven divisions, which in turn may be divided into further subdivisons.
[14][15] The Chief Executive oversees the management of the SA Ambulance Service[15] The administration of public hospitals and other facilities in South Australia is overseen by a variety of Local Health Networks (LHNs) which either oversees a particular issue or a geographic area.
The Chief Executive Officer is accountable its respective governing board, which then in turn is responsible to the Minister and the Department for Health and Wellbeing.